Steaming apparatus.



H. E. BELZ.

STEAMINGAPPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 190B.

' 902,366, Patented 0ct.27, 1908.

UNITED HERMAN E. BELZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STEAMING APPARATUS.

Application filed January 3, 1908.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN E. BELZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steaming Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a cloth-steaming attach ment for steam-radiation, and has for its object to provide an attachment of this kind which can be readily applied to the radiator and which will effectually serve the purpose for which it is intended without interfering with, or affecting the heating properties of the radiator.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the attachment removed from the radiator.

Referring specifically to'the drawing, 5 denotes a steam-radiator of ordinary construction having the usual controlling-valve 6. The attachment comprises a sheet-metal casing which is mounted on and projects outwardly from one end of the radiator. The bottom 7 of the casing is trough-shaped, and the top 8 is rounded or conveX and has a series of perforations 9. The casing is closed on both ends and at the end adjacent the radiator the end-wall 10 is tapped by a nipple 11 to which is connected a valve 12 which communicates with the inside of the radiator by a nipple 13 tapped thereinto. The end-wall 10 also has a forward extension 14 at the extremity of which is a downward bend 15 which, when the attachment is in place, engages the end of the radiator and serves to brace the attachment and hold it in place. The bottom 7 of the casing and the part 15 are connected by a brace 16.

The attachment is designed for use by Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Serial No. 409,132.

tailors, cleaners, dyers, milliners, etc. for the purpose of shrinking cloth, steaming goods and articles of clothing, steaming velvets to raise the nap etc. In use, treated is hung on the casing, the latter first being covered with a piece of linen or other cloth. Steam is then let into the casing from the radiator by opening the valve 12, and it escapes through the perforations 9 into the article hanging on the casing. The perforations are punched from the outside so that the casing will be perfectly smooth and not damage the articles hung thereon. As the casing has a trough-shaped bottom, the condensed steam, if any forms therein, runs back into the radiator when steam is shut off by the valve 6, so that it will not be necessary to take off the casing to empty it.

The attachment can be readily applied to any ordinary radiator and it will not interfere with or affect the heating properties thereof.

I claim l. The combination with a steam-radiator, of a perforated casing secured thereto and projecting therefrom, and a valve controlled connection between the casing and the inside of the radiator.

52. The combination with a steam-radiator, of a perforated casing secured thereto and projecting therefrom, a steam-supply connection from the radiator to the casing, a forward extension at the end of the casing adjacent the radiator and having at its extremity a downward bend engageable with the radiator, and a brace between said bent portion and the bottom of the casing.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN E. BELZ.

Vitnesses WVM. J. ROBINSON, NELLIE FEL'rsKoe.

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